Wind-shield for cigars and cigarettes.



E. C. CLIFFORD. WIND SHIELD POR GIGARS AND CIGARE Tus.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 8, 1913.

Patented Aug. 11, 1914.

A ltrneys n as an errori EDWARD C. CLIFFORP,

or New ronnie'. Y.

WINB-SHIELD FOB. CIGARS AND CGATTES.

Specification of Letters ratent.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD C. CIJFFORD, a citizen of the United States, residing ill. the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Wind- Shield for Cigars and Cigarettes, of which the following is a specification.

and cigarettes, and the object of the invention is to enable smokers to use these articles in the open, under most adverse weather conditions, such as high winds and rain, etc., without encountering such disadvantages as tooyrapid combustion, uneven burning, flying of sparks, ashes, etc.

Motorists have long observed that the rush of air, due to the movement .of the Car,

occasions cigars and cigarettes to burn, not

only veryrapidly, but with pronounced irregularity or unevenness. Moreover, under the same circumstances, the flying sparks and ashes cause muc-h annoyance and not infrequently injuries and accidents more or less troublesome and serious.

The present invention overcomes the disadvant-ages and objections referred to, as well` as others, in a simple, eiicient and economical manner.

The invention, in its broad aspect, embodies a shield or protectorin the form of a cap or thimble which lits over the lighted end of the cigar or cigarette, and embraces a portion of the cigar. It thus precludes forcible contact of the air with the lighted end, thereby preventing abnormal combustion of the cigar or cigarette, or formation of sparks, and simultaneously retains the ashes from blowing about. served, also, that the shield protects the cigar or vcigarette against the action vof rain, snow, etc.

The preferred embodiment of the invention consists of a thin, light shield of the form specified, constructed from any suitable non-combust-ible material, such as, `e. g., asbestos paper, or ordinary paper so treated as` to render it reproof.

In the accompanying drawings, l have illustrated dilerent practical embodiments of the invention, but the constructions shown therein are to be understood as illustrative, only, and not as defining the limits of the invention.

vFigure 1 illustrates one form of my wind shield as applied to a cigar, the shield being It will be ob-l shown in central, longitudinal section, as on 'the line 1-1 of Fig. 2. Fig..2 is a transverse sec-tion taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Flg. 3 illustrates the application of the shield to cigarettes, said shield being shown in central, vertical section, as on the line 3-3 of Fig. 4, and Fig. 4 is a transverse I section taken online 4-4 of Fig. 3. This invention is a wind shield for cigars Referring to the drawings, more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, the adaptation of the invention to use on a cigar A is shown. In the first figure, for the purpose of clearness,

. the profile of a smoker B is represented in dotted lines. The protector is, in the embodiment referred to, shaped in the form of a cap or thimble C, which is adapted to be slipped over the end of the cigar, the protector being of such size that it will frictionally engage the cigar. Practically no cigar on the market is absolutely round in ftransverse section but, in reality, most cigars are quite irregular, as shown in Fig. 2,

- this irregularity being due to the fact that they are closely packed together when boxed, with the result that the sides of the cigar which are in engagement with the adjacent cigars in the box become flattened. These conditions are utilized in the lirst einbodiment of the invention. The protector C beine` substantially circular, the cigar will not entirely lill said protector and, accordingly, passages @will be left, whereby air may enter the protector and be inhaled through the cigar, as in the act of smoking. The course taken by the air is indicated by the arrows in Fig. 1.

- In Figs. 3 and 4, another embodiment of the invention is illustrated, the same'being shown in its adaptation to cigarettes. The cap or thirnbleis substantially the same as that shown in Fig. 1, with the exception that in this embodiment, the body of the protector is longitudinally crimped or corrugated. VThis corrugating or crimping is Yfor the purpose, mainly, of adaptingthe i protector to a wide range of sizes ofv cigarettes and, also, to provide additional clearance whereby the air may have free access to the lighted end of the cigarette.

It is to be understood that, while I have shown these modifications as applied, one to a cigar, and the other to a cigarette, neither is limited to the use illustrated, since, manifestly, the specified embodiments are for 'illustrative purposes only. In the manufacture of the protectors for the market, those Patented Ang. lill, 1914i.

to be used on cigars may, if it is desired, be corrugated, and those intended for use on cigarettes may be made plain.

The protectors are constructed from some thin, light, Vnon-combustible material, preferably asbestos paper or ordinary paper sotreated as to render it reproof, and, if so desired, may be colored to harmonize witha cigar or cigarette for the purpose ofA rendering it less conspicuous.

The shield or protector is very simple and i inexpensive to manufacture and, accordingly, is well adapted to that eld of advertising novelties, wherein firm names and the like are printed on articlesfor gratuitous distribution.

The shieldfi'n its preferred form, is made for a single use only, after which it is thrown awaywith the butt ofthe cigar or cigarette and a new one selected for each succeeding smoke. It will be understood, however, that the shield might be made more carefully and a permanent protector provided which could be retained for 'use through an indefinite period.

The operation ofthe protector will be manifest from the foregoing description, it being obvious that, when properly positioned over a cigar and held in frictional engagement therewith, the adverse action of Wind or rain on the smoking of the cigar will be precluded and a normally pleasant smoke may be enjoyed under the'most adverse Weather conditions. Moreover, the formation of sparks is precluded, and the ashes from the cigar are retained within the shield.'

The novel shield herein described should not be confused with devices heretofore suggested for use for collecting ashes, protecting lighted cigars in the pocket, etc.,` none of which embody the salient features of applicants invention, "viz., the prevention of undue combustion of cigars and cigarettes under abnormal weather conditions.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A protector or shield for lighted cigars embodying a cap or thimble of non-combustible material arranged to tit loosely about the body of 'the cigar and-'to provide 'air vpassages aroundthe body of thecigar, said 2. A protector or shield for lighted cigars embodying a non-metallic -cap or thimble of non-combustible materialarranged to fit loosely about the body of thecigar and to provide air,pa'ssages around the body of the cigar, said protector being `substantlally closed about the lighted end of said cigar.

3. A protector or shield forlighted cigars embodying a pliable cap or thimble of non- .combustible material arranged to t loosely about the body of thecigar and to provide air passages around the body of the cigar, said protector being substantially closed about' the lighted end of said cigar.

4. A protector or shield for lighted cigars embodying a cap or thimble of non-combustible material adapted to vfrictionally engage a portion of the body of the ,cigar and to provide air passages along the body of.

the cigar, said protector being substantially .closedabout the lighted end of said cigar.

5. A protector or shield for lighted cigars embodying a cap orithimble of pliable fireproof paper arranged to. t loosely about 'the body of the cigarso that air passages 'are provided around the body of said cigar,

said protector being adapted to ,contain printed matter on the exterior thereof and thus serve as an advertising device.

6. A protector ,or shield for. lighted cigars embodying a cap or thimble composed of pliable corrugated material` arranged to fit loosely about the body of the cigar and to provide air passages around the body of the cigar, said protector being substantially closed about .the lighted end of the"'c"1gar.

7. A protector or shield for lighted cigars embodying a cap .or thimble composed ofl asbestos paper and arranged to frictionally engage, a portion of the body of the clgar and to provide air passages along the body of the cigar." I

In testimony whereof I have Asigned my name to this specication in the presence of two subscribingwitnesses. j

EDWARD C. CLIFFORD.

Witnesses: v v

JULIUs HERMAN, FRED CorrrN. 

